Ada - A Suitable Replacement for COBOL?

Abstract

The new Department of Defense standard programming language for embedded computer systems, Ada, is evaluated as a replacement for COBOL. Ada appears superior to COBOL in facilitating good software development and maintenance practices. Yet Ada is more difficult to learn and does not provide as many convenient built in features for data formatting and input/output. Adopdting Ada may reduce total life cycle cost, but converting from COBOL to Ada is not recommended for the near future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 1981
Accession Number
ADA099447

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  • John S. Davis

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
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  • Weapons Technologies

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